Facts & History

3 Basics Facts About Canadian Comedy

We are a non-profit organization that strives to present the voice of stand-up comedians in Canada through empowering them and uniting them under our roof.

Canada Council is continuously supporting artists in the field of comedy and novelty through recognizing them, their organizations, and their activities and engagements. They also provide $144.8 million in grants to all these artists in Canada

As stand-up comedy is not yet a recognized art form in this country, it is our mission to bring stand-up comedy to such recognition.

How We Began

We started our movement through the inspiration of Sandra Battaglini’s “Just A Little Reciprocity”, an open letter she wrote to PM Justin Trudeau that presents stand-up comedy’s condition in the Canadian society and all its strife and struggles in making people happy. The spirit of Sandra’s letter brought joy in us stand-up comedians and stand-up comedy enthusiasts to build this organization as support to this art and its artists in Canada and all over the world.